Pulchowk Cricket Ground Lalitpur Cricket Ground | |||||
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Location | Lalitpur, Nepal | ||||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||||
Owner | Pulchowk Engineering Campus | ||||
Operator | Cricket Association of Nepal | ||||
Tenants | Nepal national cricket team Lalitpur Patriots | ||||
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As of 19 July 2014 |
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